Erin C.

Shugar
ecshugar@comcast.net | 301-356-4184 | Laurel, MD | www.linkedin.com/in/erinshugar
A strategic communicator and storyteller with experience in creative, collaborative, and fast-paced environments. Highly
developed skills in written and digital communications, providing keen insight into the perspectives, goals, and values of clients
and target audiences.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Skills: Strategic and Professional Writing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Photography, Graphic Design, AP Style,
Newsletter Marketing, and Customer Service
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Canva, iMovie, Zoom, Mailchimp, Slack, and Microsoft Office:
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
WORK EXPERIENCE
Communications Assistant | Campus Recreation and Wellness | Elon, NC 9/2022 — 5/2023
Spearheaded, reformatted, and executed the first 6 editions of the department’s monthly newsletter emailed to 200+
student-employees via Mailchimp
Achieved a 65% overall open rate based on improved content and readability
Collaborated with communications and marketing team on graphic design and social media projects
Published opinion and news-style articles on the campus-run “Today at Elon” newsfeed; one article received 900+ clicks
Marketing Intern | Nimble Babies | London, UK 3/2022 — 4/2022
Edited, reformatted, and created new thumbnail graphics for all published blog posts on the company’s website
Curated, wrote, and edited blog posts to provide informative, persuasive, and entertaining content to the company’s target
audience
Planned, managed, and made content for TikTok to attract and engage new viewers
Conducted research on influencer marketing, social media trends, search engine optimization, and copywriting; presented
recommendations to the Director of Marketing
Communications Intern | Lost Tribe | Remote 2/2021 — 4/2022
Wrote, edited, and made thumbnails for editorial content on the company website
Collaborated with another intern to make the editorial schedule, delegated writing pieces to other interns
Designed, crafted, and edited communications media for various purposes, such as news blasts and press releases
Social Media Strategist | Andrew Exler Consulting | Remote 8/2020 — 11/2020
Assisted management of companies’ social media platforms
Designed graphics for company’s and client’s social media
Planned, managed, and made content for a client’s social media accounts
Attended formal meetings with potential and signed clients
Social Media Manager Intern | My New Summer | Remote 5/2020 — 11/2020
Planned and strategized all content for the organization’s social media platforms
Managed and organized companies’ social media calendar
Collaborated with one content manager on graphics using Canva and Adobe Illustrator
Wrote Community Guidelines for publishing on the company’s private LinkedIn group of over 200 members
Promoted 8 webinars that reached 1000 viewers on average

RECENT SUPERVISORAL EXPERIENCE

Unit Leader | Camp Louise | Cascade, MD 6/2023 — 8/2023
Supervised 80+ campers and a staff of 12 counselors for 8 weeks
Acted as the liason between parents and their campers, sending biweekly email updates to parents
Ensured the health and safety of all members of the Camps Airy and Louise community
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Strategic Communications Elon University, Elon, NC May 2023
Minored in Multimedia Authoring, Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Graduated summa cum laude
Achievements: Honors Fellow, President’s List for 8 semesters, Member of the Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Kappa
Phi National Honors Societies